‘THE CONCEPT OF EXPERIENCE (THE WEANING OF LIFE, PART Some sons cn mae iene A 0 nor You gt only ef then. Yu fd ving ang ober eo le ha evety pesan has iow i ible and desta, and you ‘at ers rea wel fr theres pasta are (Cursed you seem, incerain moods Yustman and sta woman, ra woman and ot man You were born one person ethene or many: You ae ale bow inmend of then, The mar peso kaos be was burs odie, Bu ve the srt ie unt che ed he deca xo how ofl The pit sy we ere en a i andi sary ors eas he des Ine Looking rand the dum show ou ee cree ing past and an cle on anything sol, Memory Rot you cto dis thar wll eer Be epee, ling you know you dial preci hem when they ccc You mee ied th tine ike lock coal ong cond and despi, The poem is experienc spill a apy oar ha ges tthe flng we se rely ving, bu mikes us unas with hae tlt we ebain ‘uc acetal iosphy is eudamoninc hen. aye weveuand cond ac yamine hange fore hi we fll ey racy hy an ede se pos. aoe acti Sny wl se, cond te we are tnd end while efiyana ee aie br hype oe wi ag aa re Ped fh cms Fo our me The Ba of sty, bee thc the bapins nr pee be 2 a The pf apes ht et i erat bese orm: Poe epi estat eis ny ined weston, Ne Te wens ps od can eral ing when a cpg, Soma» kes wi Aten obs min ck pl You more di gc af ecu owe er aining a je nching ha cmb bog le 2 ceo ved pie eel 6” yn or w mf yl cme ce name sfharpe cll “apie io he woot ade oe ely sabe edn and cna sre ean antigua pk cen oe henna ke Ba nn paneer Whang he” The mise ce ae swe ho sy rot ol» wht ak ost Se orks ne Gn ote x a sr hc caning ie cme dor ta med roe eet ls om he pl gins eben St sean aon, enw oi BO WEE trie cae wih he scons of me opie pul we ee ap manef ur med of ie om 0 ep ele apn be ed or apis sed ao ne, Were oul accion pe ae ech pop ha ph ght st cei Feeling Thad sa ouricn Pui or"when Tod are | lake inthe wads Thee sow glober ad beach os can be ei on tm compates and append er usin You pth onthe saan take them dom beak nigh, iz wondering 2 he. They ome with tres and you pt forward your espresso che ‘perincs others can el. We coe lihngcolctrs, ndcoun on aed memenroe tn provide the tance of whnecrer eter is we may dele wen asked to gal reasons ie Give expsience your nergy and ke any ving proces it divides and poms Te liber wich Te” aks over rom the dandy sa {kerma ale le. Eperins, panned reas certain paras “The mt ner experiences ned poctany 50 you at “son anc” knowing fal el th you te aking memorsor Faue Ste Thy ie 7 cen sri hich urea ily osc. Tey thie on immediacy, 0 you tall yours delberasy spend inthe most cla a incase insans proving imesiay by a spa nerrpion and dance. ec preci immediacy sai at sfc "The concepe of expences fll dominion when rakes orn ana dependent on shes quani—on lig up. sing UP A. Lese and lee of experince anager be lly bo gp. Tecan onl be had or mised, ie only use or wad. Even the Bad things, yu become react 9 wih undone All sh development together ie a el-deeting quay co he concep expen In ling a iinet tases, you el foe the fis sme, your ue por: You amas expences ad inv Je thoy no enough and never wil be enough, You dell on he um of your pas ada tie, You ae ke the tee, ack Fram any rip, who bas at, “Why dist ake moe pcres?” “ou can with our eseriencr had een mote plenif of loge lacing You can wish chy ba mae you tomone de—ee that You could el them to anyone whe undead. Bar you domo with ou ada ad them, The eed nel expences Decors your ast ean ry ede experince om ales pure acumalaion —i: aud her yo ano find ister of you eae hat ou ae mie, fo communi the clr of hs distant eam of experience in iy way equate the wonders ou found the. Thx eveyone logs {ore bison ody bu oe ae erate Meanie the permanen cons oF aman ie bays ein a rcs and the concep of eprcnce east them in ts image ‘Siting aus wih he ce ofthe ne emperor. Exptiene rer Struct he cera Lmao f human bw make ws sponse or ‘or eead of fae and tude we eink of ure and waste. And ‘aly der sou experience pus itself forward a Li vege and redeeme. eu is wasted o the young” we y—bar evn chiles know ht bigations, In he ery hey earn the mpeatve notwhea moment aif The adult eso with Beit capeting son-o-be- [her insane af childhood in psoas baby bok’ meesos, and Tome movi teaches het fo ake 2 meal saps of ame tor art bse i tne. This the fn practi son inthe com pe af epeince. Kid ese the inoealaton agains wasting oe ‘Skis momen alongside the oher eels that teach he fe Bat ‘Soni ugh acne experience epi in the eof alse “Sota nesication th moe Fou echniqcs che young se co ene expanse Beth activites fname eae they ex fond oat whats peso eke whi ing then ends wk ay ‘rar ahout the major exprcnces of thos yeas een nthe ewes ‘hes encounters ill one o mind whether rot they cn beso: Firasoos, romances sex coal delberse—the Kani of wait mle come in cont. “Hooking up” i 2 ean o nowlege The Mure outing face Lehn a ge of i reve 2 myer, apd the diene of «es en one wp, postesing ues of be momenta and tei TMatcesemnwitbout wads, You woul ike ko bow sco orale wl what april by oks Hk, wa yu, peo Ah po ports ibe Yu a ow pein acho ym be mo hse Tce login pn al no ad penn crs ln fn pga nls ance (ftp hsp ctl ey SSoaryn ropa prion de jen epee fg ‘eg i yr es nes moe th gu Sted nena bee epi ‘emis Thos din eho Ae Sty cum eget pub pen cane cb cit pl tend erie seem ject iy ar woe Ty paces ‘ans eel ne iach pho ce sew muh ded dap howe how pe (Tay oh lea ered, bane at [ree nal angen nar myth ‘ys indo new ea eal 8 pon a Reheat be ae ‘War tre, One dee dt ‘me eps af cee nb hw nfo letter doh ops a peng at ‘th dings Shr ef pct aye inet ie bn hem mn ah eg ea (One could argue tha lao i evercom inthe expences. Fe ‘sid your li aso be your ow: po ae el ca Ine i on 5 70 cane anyone di ier kw how eels Aad sae that he cals experiences tat make you my “Tin ely vig” abo uggs tnether ean may being sng with yoa-in phys pasion, by reise touch in are perpin, when you take he same roe and hae cs, “The more sero problem of iltion human life in physiaera eee immedi inthe way ex and section sages. T is eet ‘he can that one wl el the way doin the many vats rowenta fect me most dg No one knows “wha is ike foe me’ by any diet chomzal easton, and I fd 1 can ell ie in words. So experience comes to lend ws aan in sing with 06 nb xing the apo the ane "owt el” bya soca ay and ‘change You an er eft practical any inmate comer lo yu care esesdop on: Ah, Lane something ext ike tarhappene wo mes bark docs ome ne ofthe time that. T90 ommibeos we each her as asp rom experiences, sachet shox atempothy. Your ow experiences open adr in the inside ling of smo die “We aly wth wo be kil. Besse of he mobile rl ions character of to many ome hapinesss, ure empes 0 psd “int the boundary singe doin. Frm midlelas bape Fane. we thik me hve ctor cue, From the modem ies of college, we think i could be ashing of play and experimen. From the ‘row and dette ocxpsiol specialization that flows, we a Ieteo pect har we cul ave dene esau have done, oeshing ‘che Me difeen lifes are sept 0 day elena, ‘han wo ay evi gop of people snd sta bs are more spec faa. Siu fl dais with ding any one hig. “Sougheafe experience les you muy your pose exisences geting piece, 1 ase of nye a you el youself you kor Isha wel have bre ike, Tel Becomes the min new aps nee people meme when 2c imosation top being hese “tortative ones Whar diy do le ea? “Wel, [tok a ip ‘Washingon’~—or London of Kaman, While toring smewbe the ou can siulte yare IT wera, his ishow T wold fet" Thad een bora to yah, 1 would filled 2 throne in place like this IF had een + peasant, my prayers wuld ve en fe church ik his one 1F1 had no job—i Tal come a8 anit colds al day in cal Te doing om: The we cooker in which jo oc ne the est ele from work ‘Coles sand the plac hye ging a hae bee, Even dpc! someplace by the company, you gather dhe epee tha willis fo _musemen, and knowledge, and tet anther existence, hgh mn ordinary das. Mos use isl ony there pan be apes restaurat,o Junonia bic. Each momen tht you s37t youself “This Bow by doe” you el another i. the hint enenson of exprence, ‘Buc the onfponcnes of your, cali my be he undon- ion ofl your ther tobe. Olde morality ride what deathly around every cone by dace, aces or vnc, Con ‘emporaty moral expets a sol ie pa, nos premature ening, thanks to medicine: ba eet the cmpletnes ofthe ening of if a fecha presresneking and le no sou and can never be repeat Somes the cnespe of expen anewes morality by enue aging 2st of reklsnes. You only ne once ithe nie verbal ric to actions har hl kil you eat: Or the ana experince fuse ov ape on od oe fing nr mening of “experiena” cheapest rule ned ‘ech adult knowledge, Adie fr quay, icing ray, leds © the same pees conequnc hat occurs wth pps gu you tno ssthing wil be taken ypu in hice “ie he Impl so wee po someting ois cae me rer fms of sought eaprcnce contin marty ey dient when you uy align yourself with immoral things a nthe ce of quik sing objects simi the ecepcion of ral a soc oftrengh, Nate italy wha we ted experince to make the wick work. The sgh of ues aroun othe exposes ‘hee inne digs by divesy of ealrs and medion, ad he ai lias of ebjetsin asin sen. Br naturales i iareakeso ts osc power redeeming experience when ps the human bing a» mi point eee the ert and che ccm You wach natu’ del in rum and rebirth ia pig, whe yon tyes yo wees al the hj in fre caring wl de bfore yo dhe ees and ds and mushrooms and yer you say the sume, Nature's Beaty seesi «ee ave been made yu sinc only aman being can pees bat eam nue oc rene ayo and this ec nie ee of mur to your appresain adds on grag epetience ‘Sewer knowledge sea Salo havea mounssin tne you ‘as nother human bing—epeil whe yu kro the mows we dos kao you and ything smal bits ou 8 he ett un away in igh and the ave ilar your Fs “The downside of ough air experienc isl that hey en "aha dnt co tings wore ule. Sere peopl eer sop OL ling he sn eal experences without int The sexseker eos oman innocent oager in unchred seas wo abort and ei co (fae The drank ds tha the fun alone one ai cle ‘Fdsnking bis dines. The oer goes rom ring mere honing hase och Fhe word ha every mis emi cer ofanot “enh experiences re copie by the peste of 2 peo pleading othe cow tac ahances a your buck, Contemporary Fermnadlecence—the repttion of the expscce of youth a ‘Slum fer expesing day wit he young, esomes an tof hs ova he, Te caxp of expec makes you Fea edn gb enh te sort ne ou ween che cad ore So Jar refe ty ee, and they pone har ie wo be ced to hase ‘wh come afar yu "Moot us jt hae spe cision. The sens that eack or any moma ight be won for experince, brio ine nse, kee df pep los, We in out hac every sinaton wie flo vs Bothy and we did ae thw wo tak fr enough be real auld: When oul hangs vere Think “Twas eve the ‘Catnon meant be: [asso ov wa ever the aver Tea tobe Ted my coms too much at home. ve ui cabin in ‘he wo inno crpenter oe ok the drags plano take: Tough ose ny Bu abo Casanova inert tele, nate let and the deag-bsesed, a thy speak rm the sores ehanecapensf ne hing Noten dey fel wat Ia Tog ge see neyig Bee twremesdethondemandng nti mie hey ‘ence of insight fora diffuse ambition. Ses “rd pe me ne han nbn ee 4 lage pepo of hires rm ok Ory Fl nyc done ors ele cprce and mae aed py so by ting own PsbS ppl cans ‘lc nde cen ce thy sen ob wie we ini thy nd ver Ting than anyone gin at xpi Se rags fon ey on sett Reps en hes me {pnt by dpe meni Tey dase po inal pple horgonh ae suns, ep soe and epbonkefdal {hy see "Whar he de” Bail pe nd fxd roe ald ~ 7 ort py oe are, The tent mores swe ‘tiger means vl la 4 rane The inp eric uns nw dele paca ‘ig who hd on 4 myth ef ape ce of pnp wore te pW cy ty pean, expeditions. We cant way there, td everyone is rests and ‘unsatisfied at home. ™ tent "Thee, dupont : dope mets eid, Erne cul stl lich vk nk te a Som ad pri, whch pole nen deme ay in Aner Badin, matin, nd ype iad i get oF Crain One poo at er pre ying controlling it * ati of oni aie cx man itso oul ais ner vison o and west cal nd ‘nde sine pen “Theta meth pnd pra knd of expec weene eva hem apne ne Fee oe te Sap cers sare guano fear nvm ‘hace fe pi en eet Beane Thy ek mime xpos at whee sence men th jo Te 0 make Hi” Bape aiding a ea vee begehd us pial md har wo scsi sn pectin tigen i nk ne Teflon ae ee al ence ye wing el Se ey yer amd ya—e et pt eT irene A Tiny ey eee beech acc nt be nt ae ene ie nd pe one ise sey one pact Seti Bn pes pce wed oa eens ois heme sents setiiecpetece wht Rohn brs ee ernment ps om ant wpa el ot Te anche pune Unt TSN so cag bps sei a es Pan, pr nh Pe retin ae re pete Spline ncag a nd de pe onc seer Scone muy my nit ol Sr atone rl coin a ence wearsentwbpreren cmt Caen ee tingle sarge agin oa ee pene tgp Thee wins me lat withthe eo slations ae Gustave Faber and Henry David Thora "Theis narmer are atdly eer pu together the sme sence ye they wer weal xc cantapoat Thorens we bor ny Ela ter ina; che American pulsed Waldo in, dhe Fac Madame Boney i 857 Somes the ast ivi oe 3 siustion pet dcigtion exc pt since cry kao the shock ‘of change, wth the old condion right behind them. Noe ould be surprising that sch aul obterer could ive aid down che ely Ice reinance to ples of made Ii,wbich, ore 0 ye, ae only intensifies, Each man ached adulthood ina pstevlonaty middle cas that le him see he oli choose ay ne of mule lies, wiho ens, ‘Nan ahr elood a all Thora pot his Harvard dere ad eck a chooeaching, manigemenr ofthe fmily pend fcr, {tl ally saveying-knowing oo ane wuld pay hi forthe thing he ‘ramen, which wav dite bse es Fbersexapd ew ‘choo only by illig dow wth pep fis unl be could ome hare ‘lve ate lee, Fach sna wa inated by a make clue, id is mulipcan of goods ad cechaneale tems and aed ims wheter ne cou fey coos r aque the pod things af apn "el oo money, ach ew saa dep bt a sreting on hd ogo bak ether in denne and uioudsrnnoral Concord, we To ‘eau could wach the ein cunning ner hi cain, ot in Faure ovincl Normandy, whi ake o Rowen and Pr frinsracon in the new modes of ie The random, premature and unnecessary ea of cave lings, athe dwn of he rampant age of arn, ‘neicne—by ans om shaving ick fr Tara he Jo by poerprl nro for Faber Caotne—made te brevis flere rg, ponly ven than ef i ety. So Fart nd Toten withe to Cri al Walden, ry ge ot ave urvie hice “a docrnes, aeheiie and prion ave the Worst msimapmbl. Aches though wo be te prio Beaty Pei etn iosupud w be chepuri oF precio, Neher, Teoninay ngage ection so fren gal of tha aii euro who car ish is wok, Acticin Gui gue alate pisos arb in ach we gad than fr se anaebeicn” ia bardeser who ai gies fils. The vee hee mere nx jst ie for a ei er, homens, Dura Chul an fr nor Inthe siscendh ena Faber and Tore Fae mud hr other sw a perl revaing way of if Today seteuprooureyeinit ‘Asti ks you view evry bj 2708 woul 2 wok fat Te beles hae necataly an azo forthe aro of emotions wd poston, You esoence «work of at You go ito i No jus 8 aetielackce yu meine the gues the piting and be ‘Sieur thee betesigar mach an bjs experince a ‘econ you toa everyting you kt fort eirovervln sous apy ola csi disgust yous ou mentally 0 the cavas to wring “The dpine so kara ote et ofthe wo inj ame wea Ast becomes tang i, lt you ler bow to pre youl mat espeince nade, Lecanyonesorinay fice Tec you avi wee abut of Carat he igh of yd sour elite Eyam gold rtbe clown ewes acre aso Trad onthe oa evoke the wl eof ts main ower et Yur fell hanan beings be beter af plc and motivation sina work oF Fone. posrs oftscacebeay or aies asin pining obs ‘unsgene and eu siniyarina wonder of are, Overtime, inl pice, he wok fare becomes ce stil incline repens than yor reneed encounters wh he wa Ara be. Aen inpove ow if 2 pine fossa humane Thank es ev aap learns ee aes staes appli to eal objets inprws fe “Took more d's the bac amower of the ett any re ee feecvetagie terns weit bo ees aseamaeeey est riaae Tice Winter epee ons Se eee eases ecuae eyo Sse scteele Wal dpefecktan Seton apo pee Salnatvnoetocmeratredraat ee ees Scena maa ee mfTajuiapsermen sete eee ee Scepter tg ge shouted cee arte eon fend Sooii Ta mead fg ee hee fe eee iow ig re Tit again the steps ting vl eerie eee sett comomnecay ra st tae eeatoope ieee een carat Grail me ceosan team ‘ence a something are adic, o bought with weil oreft was oo nao By sting acne renewed heraon Pe fm cen pon jes hee ar ri taper can eer ined ib OF witch panting tof desk efi, in coma, pu lieing wpe ang yb ne te Fann hn Seen ea ebro en po To cd ig wos me ee ena sy een, Teale mene fey orange ing or cee etthage tant hfe hang: or i Pe a et sey oneens pine tel Sapener Se pe cin yeni oie Cen lg etch sw Ee eee ood Thee © rey apo tei nny og aan atu ets be vote SSUES pe ora eet ponent Ce i arte mcmahon eb om ran oT at te ean ot ene! cla "a en pce pcm pean te prod oi San eda en fae ee ta meds ont ao riparia a clan nee el Si a Wa en ap et ctv en Senay se Tacs as pec in is habe of Sing 857 Serer cree eee ee eee nnree ae ‘dominate perfeciniam. Fo Staley Cal the aj phiwophi ‘exponent of pret in our own cnet fom Thre tothe thing Cael hel news 3 wench cnr weld he ‘ad al. and especialy of he latins beeen men ad women, at men and tes. In Cavell’ perfectionism, the major incre 10 ‘coming ones ras tbe manger the alfa con- tinuous isu fom someone who i imate and ye ine, hvala unkown “These ha responds each summons i fe ein pec oni. To each example eck penon ad hing hed anoner, This ime ox Tiss not me Each reponsy the leona xp ‘eo cach icone ofan example worthy of oar elf pases ward ‘changetowanl "ae?" orhigher sl, repens = new ae OF who oes” These may onl tl eis in esponding and coreg tw che wot an itmay in fat ea series of eles each dewinga ew ‘ine aru the objec with which ac new rexpondnces Peretonion, 0, hs ipl tps Regul hings aif hey were examples, which sate simply the way if they ica: Understand haar of thee camps, when experience, make 2 summon o your sl. Expericnce chins inthis way ining ‘them, “What way of ie do yo expres? What So you ay ne?” fd youl ern hare hat reo es Tey ae alld change your ie by any example, and youre responds—you must chang your lie And oce you hang, change oo ‘Your nets wo, wl be challenged by examples, onda nex ef sill ating beyond Ths thee sno pst in petons the roca of experince and cmeposene ever ae ere cou te any end in vow, ie wuld ony be hits that ee ice of things cor responding 0 you gow ne wider, but nite wide, ching ery thing ht ees.as «|: “Wheres the eps fast an perenne ido peo pe wae ohn the ee ete them. “How wil cally Fre" they kn principle noone shoul know or yo. ‘Ceri hinge hinted inh neo se who wed he methods et pole sat thse meth ake ppl appear withdrew fo rng” Haber and Thorens seed hemi, by the nda of thr Bes, Bork eile that small amoure of expres, ‘by envy sandal, wen ong may wih ther. Since experiences ade oly aah and Sabor in everything they seemed fang ulus in chasing afer them eewhee, cbaogh Faber {ite ia for x of Thre fr sat i als posible hat the pi of hse methods becomes conf ing conneed with waning tobe an ari. Both Faber and Tho tea bam wets Forech thir fas inh works oes with “rumal voluminous dcameneaian of day Ui. oles ou le Wa che daly coding hc oe i, and the nish work ‘prod, was ish eve want obi in principle at one ‘live by aceti rperfcsnisn without acceping she xd fo tecome an art, but wel hae ao profsince anyone wh do Tre would reno pubic cod “The bese en out etiam oe if wo af This incor, and i may come hve che pin ‘i har unites pectin wih sehen —since perfeoni indented ie a the srk of making your af ber by avancng {O anhe sf or hy “tecoming what one i” Ke shoud be ovis ‘hough for eat lon shat the work us eran unis: he ‘tea falls on the acne bran of pcepton ox delibertion. Their men pict ard ality metodo me your ie a (Gury momen and pola youre oo Baskin wating oe ie ‘opine ou ‘eric the obvious cic of these soins a iii he fico emake yur ise we inevblytnsyou our, Ma forms ofeach oon stun you 9 the community of xr pron llc an unfair wy, ko aici, his ives he esto ‘fetone iso ony che pin of ona the viewer wo obese +. turtle om hep terrain he ing egy ic pining sing tn pens encom anandeanding pure an eae ine er of sche en nan ee Orr pl) ha yo Aor coneyon tise nd hy wl hance hgh oe Yon ofynto ne he ey behind tt yuo a t= pd and pote in dihning who yout a, You hee gre ru phy on sk ma ot hay these se his Sciey wl chang ath ha ou ‘become yourself wa Teg travis why tanks nee ace ote th the ey ecb sl ne Jouko atin perc ip oy ol bth dd in se ate ae oe es taf pies Pi dn fy Sony ns toa cvnmenn he ih ao a he we on ‘hones nd well and exeme mone nd ln sre in he dl et cl eam, oe ry bying weno coll male ously ap The a Sa penpinn of sats det clay, ce ugh Best nd eel hm yan ston eae Inthe dsl perenne capa he Infield wel pte en od lot He ith yh conf oman eas sn each bine lel ofthe norma ser hun ang pete Sani’ penx pecry and fc He ee ne ofp eq high il eo imino yah hap wth ho ar der tnd gn en ed i ng a Tw ‘eed ig ng cet fee lic To ee ti tr ponc omy ppt a ft pos of lr peed ee Bsc onda etude! no petST ces fer collie wo in i direc rom ont iagiations desis wich re osrng Leanne understand hele tha this word we adrenal roe than sparen reso ead the dppoinument of his ws by ang pea it Life becomes ce aie tie and 2 ents yu Ain. Actes and pst make a moder cept {Rend is wold by ore ines tego 2 eer day and in ‘Nery sitton. Ta concep fader eanscenence ais th ope ‘Gat his wo cold em than hi wok shough ack ‘hiss the ony work dhe Ios tha here i oshing bein real Ine above or beneath it bra che rind nevi withs thee mee. “Th human capi for ehh ad dese ae aways exe We an imagine everything otber than ci, And wo acbetios and ‘afc develop ways fering 28 expeiwial wed 0 9087 Find wa exc dtl othe net mare wekow: The oly ‘ray beyond something tht aly evar he exenc of oo ins is ot pnd ny Dn nd Think each of s winds op obliged eo answer what wou ge He mening, no mater wha we do. May of us say soy we vf hap oun The dfs an vague of haps lend to the chic of perce he metiod of ou ier. Expercns when we beg ‘eek leconscony cases oa ube ringing bck the peta tentcondtons fibre kon, mit, meraiy—wah ‘enewed vehement and aking lars orsesfe them ya proce of nd the completion of he serch fr expnce inseam and peectonn, aking epencealvay ale fun dhe dynamic anand ence mre Hee a ast we do find the tramcendence olin in the epesion ofa mind by is ws power, Tahing ott tbe wr in xprcce has eases and ends 0 {erste numer of wy objets hems “Trameendenee seen which he and gal an mato, are bh pods. Wheter or ot happineso pleasure comes fom ‘he pure hy can. nen oe efor the daly ral of assed Sng fon bya saci of in he dul conons har we ce and tha someday wl all You lve by meds that wait you, at your ‘al You know they can oan even your view they, and be final question you pu outsell This aoe he at abet anon cei ney se il wa ne ge “a meaning of life. ee (ooo)